I have a LEAD 1515 mounted on a 1515 Modular table and its getting a lot of general table shake with any quick direction changes while cutting. Mainly with Y axis direction changes. Has anyone come up with any clever ideas to add rigidity to these Modular tables? I have some thoughts, but don't want to reinvent the wheel if someone has already solved this.
Using the Adjustable V-Slot Hinge - OpenBuilds Part Store for diagonal bracing works well. Here's an example of what I'm referring to but they don't need to go full depth to be effective: Hinges / Adjustable Angle Support Connections | OpenBuilds
diagonals, or 'triangles', are the stiffest construct, so you need to create triangles at all the leg joints, bigger is better (-:
I ended up putting large gussets on all corners last night and ran a test to see if this is where the shake was coming from. Ultimately I determined the majority of the shake is coming from the slop in the caster wheels (they were locked) rather than the table itself. While it is nice to be able to roll it into position, I think the only fix may be to go to fixed feet unless I can find better tighter tolerance caster wheels that are M8 for the threaded foot plate.
Does anyone here have the specifications of what the did to strengthen the table down further? I'm thinking of getting 4 20x20x1000 v rails and cutting them down to 860mm ish, so I can make triangles on the y sides. Thank you
